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stockings

noun

plural of stocking

as in socks

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots

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Recent Examples of stockings In 1940 came the invention of nylon undergarments, which meant women of the midcentury could be more comfortable and less revealing in stockings that mimicked some skin tones. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026 Prepare Your Delicates Place delicate items like bras, stockings, and fine knitwear in zippered mesh bags. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026 Get out the sewing machine and turn the areas of favorite sheets, bedspreads, quilts, or other linens that are still in good shape into charming stockings, tote bags, pillow covers, or table runners. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 With his snug corset and unsubtle make-up and minuscule shorts to which are fastened fishnet stockings, Curry’s kooky scientist with a penchant for brewing male lovers in his lab is one of pop-culture’s unlikely icons. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Thigh-high stockings and PVC platforms—complete with feather pom-poms—topped off her look. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 One challenge for Japan is changing office culture, which has long expected men to dress in suits while women are expected to wear stockings and formal skirts. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 As the audience cheered, Rodrigo appeared, or possibly floated, on stage in a sheer baby doll dress and knee high stockings. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026 Fishnet tights, lavender thigh-high stockings and Saint Laurent’s metallic leather Danceteria boots carried the palette to the knee. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

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socks

Noun

Community soil scientists Lynn Fang and Maggie Smart-McCabe will demonstrate filling mesh socks with compost, microbes and fungal mycelium.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Most sweatpants are a little too low-effort for my liking, and my skin-tight leggings look a little dorky with compression socks.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

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